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• Economic power
• Economic opportunities
• Economic competition
• Center of Authority
• Political influence
• Center of higher learning and
culture
Economic Power
• Determines which cities are global.
Economic
Opportunities
• Make it attractive to talents across the world.
Economic Competitiveness
• Criteria in market size, purchasing power of citizens, size of the middle class and potential growth.
Center of Authority
State power
Political Influence
• Environmental degradation.
Challenges:
• Major cities can be sites of major terror attacks.